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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. RA3-005-Shcherbinka: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. ACh2-120 and RA3-017, Komarichi: TheFuturis· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. RA3-001 white: Мария Янкова // Трансмашхолдинг· Attribution
- 4. RA3-002+RA3-007 (cropped): Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. RA3-002-gangway: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. RA3-00201-marking: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. RA3-00202-marking: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. RA3-002 planttable zoom: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. RA3-00501: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. RA3-00502-specplaces: Белов А.В.· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The RA3 multiple unit (Russian: РА3, named "Orlan", Russian: Орлан) is a class of Russian diesel multiple units (type 2 railbus) built by Metrovagonmash between 2019 and 2022 in Mytishchi, Russia. Along with RA1 and RA2, the multiple unit is classified as a railbus by its manufacturer. The factory type of the multiple unit is model 753.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 7 years ago, in 2019.
- 360 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 47.6 m long: about 11 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- 91
- kind
- Diesel multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Metrowagonmash
- designer
- Evgeny Bandurin
- operators
- Russian Railways, Central Suburban Passenger Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 360 kW
- gauge
- 1,520 mm Russian broad gauge
- formation
- 2 cars (Motor car+Motor car), 3 cars (Motor car+Trailer car+Motor car)
- length
- 47.6 m
- weight
- 50.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q64750850, Wikipedia: RA3 multiple unit (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.